Taking Sunday off but looking for a way to avoid feeling guilty about it? How about spending fifteen minutes on our latest Intermediate HSK test. Designed for anyone working for intermediate certification in China's standard proficiency test, this will help you identify your problems with Chinese grammar, and shore up your weak points with vocabulary. And once you're done you can indulge in sloth for the rest of the day and feel good about it!In a real test situation, you'd be expected to complete these fifteen questions in twelve minutes. If you're taking our test online, you can check your total time taken on the answer page. Your time will be shown in the top right-hand column right below your score.
orbital
said on October 18, 2009
I was just totally ripped apart by this test. Can see a lot of my mistakes looking at the right answers (just words I didn't know). But what's up with Queston #15? I've never run into 为的是 before. When do we use it and how?
Gail天堂的声音
said on October 19, 2009
@orbital,
the usage of 为的是 is similar to 为了。they have the same meaning "in order to, with the purpose of", but also some difference:
eg. John is studying Chinese now, in order to do business in China.
约翰正在学习中文，为的是在中国做生意。
为了在中国做生意，约翰正在学习中文。
：）
egelido
said on October 24, 2009
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rcamazed
said on October 31, 2009
Question 7 has me puzzled.
Aren't 很， 非常， and 挺, all approximately the same meaning with different degrees of intensity?
Why is 挺 correct and 非常 or 很 incorrect? Can't you use all three in this case?
Echo
said on November 1, 2009
@rcamazed,
Good question! It is 挺 because 挺 is the only one which usually goes with 的. If you want to add 的 after 很 or 非常, you should have 是 before 很 or 非常.
--Echo
echo@popupchinese.com
Gail天堂的声音
said on November 2, 2009
@rcamazed,
examples here:
这件衣服挺漂亮的。
这件衣服很/非常漂亮。
这件衣服是很/非常漂亮的。
你的想法挺好的。
你的想法很/非常好。
你的想法是很/非常好的。
rizzo
said on November 5, 2009
Regarding HSK Intermediate FIB 23:
how long (in what amount of time) should I be completing these 15 question test segments? I will need to know at what pace I must work in order to complete the overall HSK
Also, if any of my fellow PPCh subscribers have taken the HSK, I would be interested in hearing about your experience.
I mistakenly thought this was an intermediate FIB, was thoroughly frustrated with myself for my poor performance, then relieved to see it was marked as intermediate.
orbital
said on November 6, 2009
@rizzo - they've mentioned elsewhere on the site you've got about 45 seconds or so per each of the 15 questions. I think it's constant level by level for the multiple choice stuff. I find myself making stupid mistakes on the Intermediate stuff and kicking myself for not knowing better. The advanced FIB are total killers though.
Echo
said on November 6, 2009
@rizzo & orbital,
Hey guys, like orbital said, for Intermediate FIB, it should take about 40 seconds per each question.
If you have any questions about the tests, please feel free to leave them on the site :) 加油！
--Echo
echo@popupchinese.com
